Letters From A Birmingham Jail And Trial By Civil Racism...

Injustice has been an issue that has plagued our country for decades in many ways. Whether it was injustice against African Americans in the 1960’s or injustice within the court’s judicial system in the 1990’s, injustice has continued to exist within our nation. In Letters from a Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Jr. describes the various injustices against citizens of African American descent, and describes the need for actions to be taken against them. Similarly, in Trial by Fire, David Grann describes the injustices within the judicial system about falsely incriminating inmates and convicting innocent people of the death penalty. Both authors use various types of rhetoric including telos, kairos, pathos, logos, and ethos, to help†¦show more content†¦As she told me, ‘What if Todd was really innocent?’† (Grann). This overarching question to the article conveys what Grann is really trying to portray about Willingham’s trial. Although both have different ways of conveying their purpose, both authors have the same underlying idea within their purpose to convince the reader to really think about what they have discussed. King convinces his readers by appealing to their sense of unity and underlying dislike for the way they ae being treated, while Grann does so by using evidence and analyzing all aspects of Willingham’s trial. Kairos is another piece of rhetoric that greatly impacts the feeling and message of a piece of writing. Kairos contributes to where and when both the story within the article is written, and the setting of the paper itself. In Letter from Birmingham Jail, King starts off by talking about where he is and why he is there which sets up not only the scene of his article, but the mode as well. He states this in his introduction by saying that he is â€Å"confined here in Birmingham Jail† (King). He follows this statement up within a few paragraphs by describing what the environment of Birmingham is like. King states that â€Å"Birmingham is probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States. Its ugly record of police brutality is known in every section of this country. Its unjust treatment of Negros in the courts is a notorious reality† (King). This use of the setting attributes to his explanationShow MoreRelatedHenry David Thoreau And Transcendentalism1346 Wo rds   |  6 Pagespoems and essays which were published in The Dial, a Transcendental Journal.   In 1845, Henry Thoreau moved to the shore of   Walden Pond to privately write.   His two main reasons for moving was to write his first book, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers and to see if it is possible to survive working one day and then devoting the other days to Transcendental issues. While in Walden Pond, he spent one night in jail due to an issue which was the subject of his essay â€Å"Resistance to Civil Government†Read MoreEssay about Biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.4067 Words   |  17 PagesBiography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968 Nationality: American Occupation: civil rights leader Occupation: minister (religion) Michael King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in the Atlanta home of his maternal grandfather, Adam Daniel Williams (1863 — 1931). He was the second child and the first son of Michael King Sr. (1897 — 1984) and Alberta Christine Williams King (1903 — 1974). Michael Jr. had an older sister, Willie Christine (b. 1927), and a youngerRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 PagesNot Treating It Fairly ..................................................................... 174 Not Accepting the Burden of Proof ............................................................................................. 175 Diverting Attention from the Issue ............................................................................................. 176 Re-defining the Issue ....................................................................................................................